BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MARCH 12
- 1984 – Jaimie Alexander, known recently for portraying “Lady Sif” in “Thor”, “Thor: The Dark World”, “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series)”, she also has appeared in “Rest Stop”, “Hallowed Ground.”
- 1968 – Aaron Eckhart who starred in “Suspect Zero,” “The Core” and as “Harvey Dent” a.k.a. “Two Face” in “The Dark Knight”, he has also appeared in “Battle Los Angeles” and “I, Frankenstein.”
- 1964- Artist/make-up artist Nora Salisbury.
- 1960 – Jason Beghe, today stars as “Hank Voight” in “Chicago PD (TV Series)”, he has previously appeared in “One Missed Call” “The X Files”, “The X-Files (TV Series)”,”Monkey Shines” and more.
- 1953 – Adult film star Ron Jeremy. He has also appeared in such mainstream films as “Jersey Shore Massacre”, “Haunted Trailer”, “Sorority Party Massacre”, “Bloody Bloody Bible Camp”, “Chillerama”, “Zombiegeddon” and many more.
- 1952 – Rich Koz, is a Chicago TV personality also known for his alter ego “Svengoolie” the Chicago Horror Host since 1978.
- 1951 – Caren Kaye, who appeared in the films “Pumpkinhead II: Bloodwings,” “Satan’s Princess” and “Teen Witch.”
- 1946 – Dean Cundey, is an accomplished cinematographer known for his work with John Carpenter and more. Some of his films include “Jurassic Park”, “Tales from the Crypt (TV Series)”, “Big Trouble in Little China”, “Halloween III: Season of the Witch”, “The Thing” “Halloween II”, “Halloween”, “Escape From New York”, “The Fog” and many more.
- 1946 – Frank Welker, whose incredible body of voice over and cartoon work spans over 40 years, including the voices (or animal noises as the case may be) of “Fred” from “Scooby Doo,” “Scooby” himself, “Marvin” of “The Super Friends,” “Krypto,” “Pushme-pullyu” from “Doctor Doolittle,” “Megatron” for the “Transformers” cartoons, video games and films, “Dynomutt,” “H.E.R.B.I.E.” the robot from “The Fantastic Four” and various characters in Tim Burton’s “Alice In Wonderland.”
- 1934 – David Spenser, who appeared in the films “The Earth Dies Screaming,” “Battle Beneath the Earth” and the original TV series “Dr. Who.”
- 1925 – Harry Harrison, who wrote the novel “Make Room! Make Room!” on which the film “Soylent Green” was based.
- 1905 – Takashi Shimura, incredible Japanese character actor who appeared in literally hundreds of films, most notably “Gojira aka Godzilla”, the American version “Godzilla, King of the Monsters!”, “Godzilla Raids Again”, “The Mysterians”, “Mothra”, “Gorath” and more.
DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MARCH 12
- 2009 – Andrew Martin, known to WWE wrestling fans as “Test,” passed away 5 days shy of his 45th birthday. He appeared in the “Grindhouse” parody trailer “Werewolf Woman of the S.S.”
- 2007 – Arnold Drake who wrote and produced the film “The Flesh Eaters,” passed away at the age of 83.
- 2005 – Stuntman Jack Silk, who worked on the films “Thunderball,” “Psychomania” and “The Devil’s Bride,” passed away at the age of 82.
- 2001 – Roswell A. Hoffman, who did visual effects for the films “Abbott & Costello Meet The Invisible Man,” “This Island Earth,” “It Came from Outer Space” and “The Birds,” passed away at the age of 95.
- 2001 – Talk show host Morton Downey Jr., passed away at the age of 67. He appeared in episodes of “Monsters,” “Tales from The Crypt,” (in an episode entitled “Television Terror,” which was one of Jack’s favorites), and the film “Predator 2.”
- 2001 – Sir Lancelot (no, not that one, but the actor) who appeared in the films “I Walked With a Zombie,” “Curse Of The Cat People” and “Zombies On Broadway,” passed away at the age of 98.
- 1989 – Maurice Evans, best known to genre fans for portraying “Dr. Zaius” in “Planet of the Apes”, and “Beneath the Planet of the Apes.” He also starred in “Rosemary’s Baby”, “Bewitched (TV Series)”, and “Terror in the Wax Museum.”
- 1980 – Jay Anson, who penned the novel, “The Amityville Horror,” passed away at the age of 58.
- 1968 – Yoshio Kosugi, who appeared in the films “Frankenstein Conquers the World,” “Ghidrah the Three Headed Monster” and “Godzilla vs. the Thing” (Mothra), passed away at the age of 64.
FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MARCH 12
The Andromeda Strain 1971
Godzilla vs. Gigan 1972
Parasite 1982
Demonic Toys 1992
The Rage: Carrie 2 1999
Trekkies 1999 filmed in 1997
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies 1999
Resident Evil 2002 Los Angeles premiere
Secret Window 2004
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra 2004 – filmed in 2001
Suicide Girls Must Die 2010
